Fri Aug 26 2022

55 articles - From Friday Aug 19 2022 to Friday Aug 26 2022

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Guidelines

Guidelines, position statements, white papers, technical reviews, consensus statements, etc…


Meta-analysis

meta-analyses and systematic reviews


Original articles

RCT, clinical trials, retrospective studies, etc…

Ann Intern Med

Periconception Red Blood Cell Folate and Offspring Congenital Heart Disease : Nested Case-Control and Mendelian Randomization Studies.

Higher maternal RBC folate is associated with reduced offspring CHD risk. For primary CHD prevention, higher target RBC folate levels than currently recommended for neural tube defect prevention may be needed and warrant further study. Primary funding source National Key Research and Development Program of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences.

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Risk for Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Pulmonary Embolism Following COVID-19 Vaccines in Adults Younger Than 75 Years in France.

In persons aged 18 to 74 years, adenoviral-based vaccines may be associated with increased incidence of MI and PE. No association between mRNA-based vaccines and the cardiovascular events studied was observed. Primary funding source None.

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Lancet

Comparison of amitriptyline supplemented with pregabalin, pregabalin supplemented with amitriptyline, and duloxetine supplemented with pregabalin for the treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (OPTION-DM): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised crossover trial.

Combination treatment was well tolerated and led to improved pain relief in patients with suboptimal pain control with a monotherapy. Funding National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment programme.

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Neonatal outcomes for women at risk of preterm delivery given half dose versus full dose of antenatal betamethasone: a randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, non-inferiority trial.

Interpretation Because non-inferiority of the half-dose compared with the full-dose regimen was not shown, our results do not support practice changes towards antenatal betamethasone dose reduction. Funding French Ministry of Health.

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Rehabilitation versus surgical reconstruction for non-acute anterior cruciate ligament injury (ACL SNNAP): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Interpretation Surgical reconstruction as a management strategy for patients with non-acute ACL injury with persistent symptoms of instability was clinically superior and more cost-effective in comparison with rehabilitation management. Funding The UK National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment Programme.

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The global burden of cancer attributable to risk factors, 2010-19: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.

Reducing exposure to these modifiable risk factors would decrease cancer mortality and DALY rates worldwide, and policies should be tailored appropriately to local cancer risk factor burden. Funding Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

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N Engl J Med

Nirmatrelvir Use and Severe Covid-19 Outcomes during the Omicron Surge.

Among patients 65 years of age or older, the rates of hospitalization and death due to Covid-19 were significantly lower among those who received nirmatrelvir than among those who did not. No evidence of benefit was found in younger adults.

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Olokizumab versus Placebo or Adalimumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis.

In patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were receiving maintenance methotrexate, olokizumab was superior to placebo and noninferior to adalimumab in producing an ACR20 response at 12 weeks. Larger and longer trials are required to determine the efficacy and safety of olokizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. (Supported by R-Pharm; CREDO2 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02760407.).

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Ublituximab versus Teriflunomide in Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis.

Among participants with relapsing multiple sclerosis, ublituximab resulted in lower annualized relapse rates and fewer brain lesions on MRI than teriflunomide over a period of 96 weeks but did not result in a significantly lower risk of worsening of disability. Ublituximab was associated with infusion-related reactions. (Funded by TG Therapeutics; ULTIMATE I and II ClinicalTrials.gov numbers, NCT03277261 and NCT03277248.).

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Reviews&Editorials

Plenty of the editorials are available as full text through the publisher website using the provided link

Lancet

An age of uncertainty: mental health in young people.

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Spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Management of the disease is best delivered in specialised intensive care units and high-volume centres by a multidisciplinary team. Increasingly, early brain injury presenting as global cerebral oedema is recognised as a potential treatment target but, currently, disease management is largely focused on addressing secondary complications such as hydrocephalus, delayed cerebral ischaemia related to microvascular dysfunction and large vessel vasospasm, and medical complications such as stunned myocardium and hospital acquired infections.

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N Engl J Med

Audio Interview: Choosing an Antiviral to Treat Covid-19.

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Lesions of the Ovary and Fallopian Tube.

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Monkeypox - Past as Prologue.

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Letters&Replies

Letters to the editors and authors’ replies

Lancet

Adjuvant therapy in stage IIB and IIC melanoma: is sentinel biopsy needed?

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Adjuvant therapy in stage IIB and IIC melanoma: is sentinel biopsy needed? - Authors' reply.

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DRESS syndrome - Authors' reply.

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DRESS syndrome.

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Framing: realising the potential of a contested concept - Authors' reply.

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Framing: realising the potential of a contested concept.

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WHO's Palestinian statistics: what's Israel got to do with it?

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N Engl J Med

Case 16-2022: A Man with Fevers, Night Sweats, and a Mediastinal Mass.

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Case 16-2022: A Man with Fevers, Night Sweats, and a Mediastinal Mass. Reply.

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Case 16-2022: A Man with Fevers, Night Sweats, and a Mediastinal Mass. Reply.

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Circulating Tumor DNA Guiding Adjuvant Therapy in Colon Cancer.

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Circulating Tumor DNA Guiding Adjuvant Therapy in Colon Cancer.

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Circulating Tumor DNA Guiding Adjuvant Therapy in Colon Cancer. Reply.

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Edible Cannabis Legalization and Unintentional Poisonings in Children.

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Trial of a Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

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Trial of a Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

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Trial of a Phosphodiesterase 4 Inhibitor for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. Reply.

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Others

all remaining publications eg case reports, images of the month, etc…

Ann Intern Med

Annals Graphic Medicine - Trach and Peg.

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Health Care in Eastern Ukraine: An Overview.

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Monkeypox Virus-Associated Severe Proctitis Treated With Oral Tecovirimat: A Report of Two Cases.

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Summary for Patients: Maternal Folate Level and Congenital Heart Disease.

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Lancet

A heart of iron: juvenile haemochromatosis presents with cardiac failure.

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Antenatal betamethasone regimen for women at risk of preterm birth.

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Child health under the Taliban: 1 year on.

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Effective treatment pathways exist for DPNP.

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Emergence of vaccine-derived poliovirus in high-income settings in the absence of oral polio vaccine use.

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Firdausi Qadri: putting Bangladeshi science on the map.

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Iranian cases throw spotlight on use of punitive amputation.

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Preventing cancer: the only way forward.

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Realising transformative change in adolescent health and wellbeing: a second Lancet Commission.

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Steven Alan Seifert.

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Surgery or rehabilitation for anterior cruciate ligament injury: where are we now?

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US Congress lets Medicare negotiate lower drug prices.

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N Engl J Med

Case 26-2022: A 48-Year-Old Woman with Cystic Lung Disease.

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Hospital Standards of Care for People with Substance Use Disorder.

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Improving the Use of FDA Advisory Committees.

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Professional Civil Disobedience - Medical-Society Responsibilities after Dobbs.

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Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect.

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The Physician-Patient Relationship.

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Tongue Telangiectasias in Systemic Sclerosis.

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When Silence Disrupts.

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